Overview of Development Programs

Collectively, these four Development Programs facilitate the introduction
of significant new products into the marketplace and establish new and
improved technology transfer practices. The Supply Push Program and
Demand Pull Program permit us to engage promising emerging technologies
and prototype A/T products, regardless of how they were initially developed.
The Fortune 500 Program introduces our nation's most influential corporations
to new market opportunities. The Informatics Program envisions an entirely
new method for RERC's and their stakeholders to conduct business using
decision-support and knowledge management tools.

D2. "Transferring New and
Innovative Technologies Through a Demand Pull Approach" (Demand Pull
Project) [top]
The T2RERC will continue soliciting advanced technologies
that address the highest priority needs of selected A/T industries. The
on-going work in the fields of wheeled mobility, hearing, speech, and
vision will continue. We will also initiate a new project to address
transfer opportunities in the field of education technology. Across these
projects, we plan to transfer an average of two advanced technologies
per year.